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7.15.2010

GENESIS 38

We need more than a day to absorb chapter 38, so for Friday, read on...click here for NIV http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+38&version=NIV

Rough chapter, bit of a surprise ending with Judah's declaration about Tamar's 'right-ness.'

Judah, because of his anxiety, withholds his youngest son from marrying Tamar who, as law required, should have the right to be married to him.

This is righteousness with a twist.
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  1. DocJuly 16, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    I'm proud of Judah for backing off and admitting Tamar to be more righteous . The resultant twin Perez ? Same Perez in the line of David , mentioned in book of Ruth ?

    Perhaps this was God's way of omitting some genetic defect from the line that would have been found in Er and Onan . Does He work that way ? Who can say ?

    And , you can't blame Judah for being anxious , he hasn't heard this weeks message , yet !

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  2. MattJuly 16, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    I'm with you...glad Judah owned his own crud. Most of us don't do that...pride gets in the way, anxiety for reputation, etc. That might be a good take-away from this text: the humility to own our own sin, no matter what. Hard, though, huh?

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